Billionaires with Benefits

133 133. Her Sad Face

“What do you mean?” asked Samuel, confused. “You’re Clara Decker, right?”

Clara stared at Samuel with her amber eyes that were filled with tears. Her chest felt tight when someone called him Decker. Maybe, she would take time off from work for a while. She didn’t want anyone to call her doctor Decker.

“Just Clara. I … just want to be called by my name,” Clara answered, giving Samuel a challenging look.

Samuel pursed his lips. From Clara’s face, which looked very cloudy and gloomy, he guessed that this young woman was indeed in trouble. However, Samuel didn’t think that the problem was a family one. He thought she was facing a relationship problem.

“Okay, Clara. I’m Samuel. Samuel Montgomery. You can go if you want to go. But, you can also stay if you still want to stay,” Samuel said later. It wouldn’t be dangerous to keep a woman inside the mansion if he knew her identity.

Clara looked stunned. She had heard of Montgomery somewhere. She was not too familiar with the names of distinguished families. This was because the Montgomery family didn’t have a daughter the same age as Clara.

“I’ll go to my room first. Consider yourself at home,” Samuel said again because there was no response from Clara. “You can sleep in any room you like and eat all the food you want.”

Clara fell silent. She grabbed Samuel’s hand and then said, “Do you mind watching a movie before going to sleep?”

Samuel was wide-eyed. “So, that’s your intention? You want to watch a movie with me?” asked Samuel sarcastically.

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Clara didn’t laugh when Samuel laughed at her. “I need company. A stranger. A friend I don’t know. May I have the honor?”

“Why should I give it to you?”

“Because I won’t spill the beans if you were a janitor at a cafe,” Clara answered awkwardly, feeling guilty for threatening Samuel.

Clara’s threat worked, it made Samuel feel bad to refuse. “Okay, considering you mistook me for a janitor and tailed me, I don’t think you have any special malicious intent.”

Samuel gave up. He then slammed his big body onto the couch in front of the home theater and asked Clara to join him.

“What movies do you like to watch?” Clara asked while selecting the available DVDs.

“I like adult movies,” answered Samuel, lying to tease her. He didn’t smile at all, yawning lazily. “365 Days is fine if you want romance,” he teased again.

Clara sighed. “I don’t watch erotic movies.”

The two of them then decided to watch The Good Doctor series. It was Clara’s choice.

Samuel didn’t like the movie. He then chose to enjoy studying Clara’s face out of the corner of his eye. Much more fun than falling asleep while watching a movie.

A very pretty face with curves that fit in every corner. However, deep sadness was painted there. Making Samuel feel like he wanted to ease the woman’s suffering a little.

“If you have problems with your family, you should talk about it carefully. They will understand,” said Samuel, who suddenly turned wise.

Clara looked away from the screen to Samuel. “My problems can’t be solved by just talking.”

Samuel’s eyebrows rose as if he understood even though he didn’t. “Everyone makes mistakes. That person must have the courage to face his or her mistakes well.”

Clara snorted in annoyance. Samuel tried to push her button. “I made no mistake.”

Samuel raised an eyebrow. “Then why do you look so depressed?”

“You can say that I am the mistake,” Clara finally answered. Her voice was hoarse with a feeling of disappointment in her chest.

Clara could no longer watch the movie properly. She leaned back in the chair, facing Samuel again with gaping disappointed eyes.

“Everyone is born for a reason,” replied Samuel. The man’s face was no longer smiling. “Don’t consider yourself a mistake just because your birth was unwanted or unplanned.”

“You don’t know,” Clara whispered desperately. “A person who does not experience it himself will never know.”

“I also just met my father after many years,” said Samuel. He then told her about his bitter past. A tough childhood with a mother who ran away from home.

“Oh?” Clara looked interested. She didn’t expect there was such a scandal in the Samuel family. “Do you mind telling me the rest of the story?” asked Clara who found that there was something more interesting than the movie.

Samuel said that his mother was accidentally pregnant with his father. They don’t know each other. Only one-night stands. His mother thought that his father did not like his presence. Samuel’s mother then left the house even though the wedding party had already been prepared.

Because of that misunderstanding, Samuel spent his childhood without a father. He lived a life full of hardships and limitations along with his mother who can only work as a maid in a hotel.

Clara who listened carefully looked amazed. He then commented on Samuel’s story, “How was your school?”

“Of course, my mother was looking for a good school at an affordable cost,” Samuel answered curtly. “How can I get the luxury that my siblings get?”

Clara nodded slowly. Being a Samuel is not easy.

“Maybe I look pity in your eyes. However, there are many children out there who are experiencing the same thing as me, or even worse,” explained Samuel again. “Therefore, I am grateful that my family has enough sympathy for poor children. My uncle build a foundation that financed many orphanages. My father asked my mother to take care of a foundation that provides scholarships for the poor and loans for single mothers.”

Clara just stared in awe at Samuel’s story. Compared to her family, which only cared about how to raise the company by marrying her off to another company owner’s daughter, Samuel’s family looked more respectable. They still think about the role of the rich in society.

“Have you ever hated your father or mother because you had a hard life?” Clara asked again.

Samuel shook his head. “My father is an extraordinary person. He was even willing to work until he was old, letting me do whatever I wanted as penance. My mother was a great woman and a fighter. If it wasn’t for her love for me, I wouldn’t have been born into this world.”

Clara naturally felt hurt. She looked away from Samuel and said. “You are lucky. My case was different. My mother didn’t want me.”